Sponsorship Statement: This continuing medical education activity is sponsored by .
Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from .
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is plastic surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in treatment of plastic surgery patients.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Identify the anatomical landmarks and key features of the commonest flaps used for reconstruction of pharyngoesophageal defects.
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of each flap.
- Learn technical points when employ these flaps for reconstruction of pharyngoesophageal defects.
Karonidis Athanasios, MD
Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Burn Unit
Microsurgery and Hand Surgery, General Hospital of Athens
Athens, Greece
Chang Li Ren, MD
Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chen Hung Chi, MD
Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Tsoutsos Dimosthenis, MD
Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Burn Unit
Microsurgery and Hand Surgery, General Hospital of Athens
Athens, Greece
External Reviewer:
Seth R. Thaller, MD, DMD, FACS (Planning Committee)
This enduring material is approved for 3 years from the date of release, February 28, 2013 to February 27, 2016.
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Karonidis Athanasios, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Chang Li Ren, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Chen Hung Chi, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Tsoutsos Dimosthenis, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Seth R. Thaller, MD, DMD, FACS (Planning Committee)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.